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One show in television history, more than any other, defines the standards of contemporary American entertainment today: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
After an introduction by Groucho Marx, Johnny stepped through the curtain and onto the stage for the first time in 1962. Broadcasting from studio 6-B in New York City, Johnny infused his late night program with a sparkle of showbiz mixed with boyish charm and a razor sharp wit that never missed. On any given night there was a sense that anything could happen... and with Johnny's band of mischief makers, it usually did.
Johnny's easy going interview style and a mastery of the nightly monologue gave an audience of 12 million fans reason enough to tune in every night. The critically acclaimed show featured career defining performances, legendary hijinks and classic routines from the world's funniest comedians. From the 60's into the 90's The Tonight Show welcomed a parade of Hollywood royalty and some of the most entertaining and influential people of the 20th century.
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Performers
Sidney Miller
USA
Best movies:
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Robert Coote
UK
Best movies:
Othello (1952)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
Stairway to Heaven (1946)
José Greco
Italy
Best movies:
Ship of Fools (1965)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Arthur Godfrey
USA
Best movies:
4 for Texas (1963)
MacArthur (1977) - a.f.
Avalon (1990) - a.f.
Dick Martin
USA
Best movies:
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Bartleby (2001)
Carbon Copy (1981)
Dan Rowan
USA
Lisa Farringer
Best movies:
Truck Turner (1974)
Coffy (1973)
Cleopatra Jones (1973)
Ruth Buzzi
USA
Best movies:
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (1988)
The AristoCats (1970)
The Rescuers (1977)
Hal Kanter
USA
Branford Marsalis
USA
Best movies:
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Darla Hood
USA
Best movies:
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
The Bat (1959)
Jack Knight
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Siobhan McKenna
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
King of Kings (1961)
Mickey Spillane
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Mommy II: Mommys Day (1997)
Mommy (1995)
Roger Smith
USA
Best movies:
Bridge of Spies (2015) - a.f.
Auntie Mame (1958)
Vivian Reed
USA
Best movies:
La Rumba (1987)
The African (1983)
Emmaline Henry
USA
Best movies:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Marnie (1964)
Beverly Sanders
USA
Best movies:
...And Justice for All (1979)
Magic (1978)
Payback (1997) (TV movie)
Gloria LeRoy
USA
Best movies:
Barfly (1987)
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Sid and Nancy (1986)
Loudon Wainwright III
USA
Best movies:
Big Fish (2003)
The Aviator (2004)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)